Shapur I

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Shapur_I
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Sasanian emperor
gptkbp:birthDate c. 215 CE
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Naqsh-e_Rustam
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Ctesiphon
gptkbp:capturedBy gptkb:Valerian
gptkbp:children gptkb:Bahram_I
gptkb:Hormizd_I
gptkb:Narseh
gptkbp:deathDate c. 270 CE
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Sasanian
gptkbp:father gptkb:Ardashir_I
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shapur I
gptkbp:knownFor Religious tolerance
Military campaigns against Rome
Public works and city building
gptkbp:mother Lady Myrōd
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:شاپور_یکم
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Edessa
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Ka'ba-ye_Zartosht_inscription
gptkb:Naqsh-e_Rustam_reliefs
gptkb:Bishapur
gptkbp:notableEvent Expanded Sasanian Empire
Promoted Mani and Manichaeism
Defeated Roman emperors Gordian III, Philip the Arab, and Valerian
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Sapor_I
gptkb:Shahpur_I
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Ardashir_I
gptkbp:reign 240–270 CE
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Zoroastrianism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Azarmidokht
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Hormizd_I
gptkbp:title King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4